Kast Red Dewar Specifications
to use B amp.:
Uses
Kast spectrograph, red channel Date installed 7/17/1992 Decommissioned 9/17/2016 Detector
Reticon #32 Thin 400x1200 4 phases
27 u-meter pixelsAmplifier B Temperature
-104 C. Gain (e-/DN) 3.8 (with 2X attenuator) Noise 3.2 * 3.8 = 12.16 e- / pixel Dark current Approx. 30 e- / 1000 secs., quiescent.
Potentially higher depending on exposure history.Notes
2X attenuator installed by default.
Switch in the preamp box -- Up
Newamp -- Upper